Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15,854, Pelatiah Gibbs, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Gibbs, Pelatiah
S 15854
Carded.
CONTENTS

Maine 18.094
Pelatiah Gibbs of Oxford Co. in the State of Maine who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Cobb of the regt. commanded by Col. Reed in the Massachusetts line for 14 mos & 26 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 49 Dollars 57 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of July 1833 and sent to T. Clark Paris
  Arrears to the 4th of Dec 1833  99.02    Semi-ann. allowance ending 4. Sept. 1833  24.75     123.77  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. M. Duffield Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 1 Page 18

11.080
Pelatiah Gibbs
April 20 th 1833
By 10.
P. 348
A. & M o
14 mos 26 d
$49.51
Thomas Clark Esq r Paris & Maine

BRIEF in the case of  Belatiah Gibbs  County of Oxford  in the State of  Maine  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? —  3. How old is he? 74.  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Sub. Enlisted In 1775 April 8 — Private Capt. Cobb, Col. Reed, Major: line   do. 1776 June 5 — ditto Capt. Foster, Col. Smith   do. 1778 June — 42 ditto Capt. Baker   — 1779 July — 14 ditto Capt. Hayer   14 20  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Mendon, near Boston.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional & a witness.  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? They are not attached to the Seal as required. 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. Waugh Examining Clerk.  March 11. 1833.

Peletiah Gibbs. 11.080
Thomas Clarke agent.
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STATE OF MAINE.
COUNTY OF Oxford ss.
ON this 10th day of September A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Probate  Gibbs now sitting, Petahiah a resident of Canton in the county of Oxford, and State of Maine, aged 74 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated as a private soldier, and as a substitute for one Eliakim Adams, in April 1775, at Mendon near Boston, Massachusetts, his then residence, in the company commanded by Capt. Samuel Cobb, in the regiment commanded by Col. Reed, for the term of eight months , in the Massachusetts line - marched to and was stationed at Roxbury, where he was verbally discharged at the expiration of said term. In June 1776, at said Mendon, he again enlisted for the term of five months in the company commanded by Capt. Foster, he thinks, but is not positive, that Col. Smith commanded the regiment - marched to Hartford, Connecticut, thence to New Haven, thence went by water to New York city - and was verbally discharged at the expiration of said term at Croton Bridge N. Y. In June 1778 at Milford, formerly part of Mendon, he again enlisted for the term of six weeks , in the company commanded by Capt. Sheremiah  Hezekiah Baker, he does not now recollect who commanded the regiment - marched to Rhode Island, where Gen. Sullivan commanded - he was in the army when Gen. Sullivan retreated, and was verbally discharged at the expiration of said term - In July 1779, he marched on an alarm in the militia company commanded by Capt. Thayer to Tiverton thence to Rhode Island, and was there verbally discharged at the expiration of two weeks - He knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to the last service  same - and he has no documentary evidence to prove it - He was born in Framingham, in the county of Middlesex - in the State of Massachusetts, where a record of his age may be found in the records of the town in the town Clerks office - in the year 1758 - Since the revolutionary war he has lived in Livermore in said county of Oxford, until the last fifteen years, since which time he has lived in said Canton; Was a substitute and enlisted as before stated - while in the eight months service Gen. Washington commanded - and in

STATE OF MAINE.
COUNTY OF Oxford ss.
ON this 10th day of September A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Probate now sitting, Pelatiah Gibbs a resident of Carlton in the county of Oxford , and State of Maine, aged 74 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated as a private soldier, and as a substitute for one Eliakim Adams, in April 1775, at Mendon near Boston, Massachusetts, his then residence, in the company commanded by Capt. Samuel Cobb, in the regiment commanded by Col. Reed, for the term of eight months, in the Massachusetts line - marched to and was stationed at Roxbury, where he was verbally discharged at the expiration of said term. In June 1776, at said Mendon, he again enlisted for the term of five months in the company commanded by Capt. Foster, he thinks, but is not positive, that Col. Smith commanded the regiment - marched to Hartford, Connecticut, thence to New Haven, thence went by water to New York city - and was verbally discharged at the expiration of said term at Croton Bridge N. Y. In June 1778, at Milford, formerly part of Mendon, he again enlisted for the term of six weeks, in the company commanded by Capt. Sherebiah  Hezekiah Baker, he does not now recollect who commanded the regiment - marched to Rhode Island, where Gen. Sullivan commanded - he was in the army when Gen. Sullivan retreated, and was verbally discharged at the expiration of said term - In July 1779, he marched on an alarm in the militia company commanded by Capt. Thayer to Tiverton, thence to Rhode Island, and was there verbally discharged at the expiration of two weeks - He knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to the last service  said - and he has no documentary evidence to prove it - He was born in Framingham, in the county of Middlesex - in the State of Massachusetts, where a record of his age may be found in the records of the town in the town Clerks office - in the year 1758 - Since the revolutionary war he has lived in Livermore in said county of Oxford, until the last fifteen years, since which time he has lived in said Carlton; Was a substitute and enlisted as before stated - while in the eight months service Gen. Washington commanded - and in the five months service Gen. Lovell commanded - He refers to Hon. Lemuel Holland, John Hearsey and Maj. Joel Howard, as persons to whom he is known in his present neighborhood, who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Before,
Pelatiah Gibbs Stephen Emery, Judge

We Ransom Norton, a clergyman, residing in the town of Livermore in the County of Oxford & State of Maine & in the vicinity of Canton in said County, and Jesse Stone Esq. residing in the same town of Livermore, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Pelatiah Gibbs of said town of Canton, an applicant for a pension under An act supplementary to the Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution; that we believe him to be seventy four years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion - Ransom Norton Jesse Stone
State of Maine.
Oxford ss. August 20 th 1832 Personally appeared the said Ransom Norton & Jesse Stone and made oath to the truth of the foregoing certificate by them subscribed Before me
Reuel Washburn justice of the Peace and furthermore certify that the said Ransom Norton is known to me as a clergyman resident in said town of Livermore in the vicinity of said town of Canton and nearest to the residence of the said Pelatiah Gibbs (there being no clergyman resident in said Canton) and the said Jesse Stone, resident in the same town of Livermore is known to me to be a credible person whose statements are entitled to full credit Reuel Washburn justice of the Peace
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. He deposes in corroboration of his own declaration, the deposition of James Sprague, & the certificate of Ransom Norton, a clergyman & Jesse Stone, on oath, all credible persons.
Stephen Emery. Judge
I Joseph G. Lole Register Clerk of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Pelatiah Gibbs for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 19 th day of September A. D. 1832.
CLERK.
Joseph G. Lole Register

P 15854 INVALID.
Over
File No. 15854
Leviathan Gibbs
Pre Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 148
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Paris. Me. April 29. 1833.
Sir,
I herewith transmit the declarations of Petitiah Gibbs, Jeremiah Stevens, John Lambard & Asa Barrows, as amended in conformity to the instructions from your department -
Your ob t . serv t .
Thomas Clark
James L. Edwards. Esq. } Comm te of Pensions } Washington - } 3

I James Sprague of Bethel in the County of Oxford and State of Maine aged eighty three years to testify and say that Melchiah Gibbs of Benton in said County of Oxford in the year 1975 at Milford in the County of Oxford in the State of Massachusetts enlisted into a company for the term of eight months under the command of Samuel Cobb and he continued in said company during said term - and was at Hopkinton with me during said term. That was remarkably discharged in January 1976 -
And I further say that I was running to said Gibbs again enlisting at said Milford into the revolution army for the term of five months in the year 1976 - and that I went from said Milford to New York to carry a Brevet from the Army who had been wounded in battle - and there I saw said Gibbs - during service in the Army.
And I further say that in the year that General Putnam retreated from Rhode Island I knew said Gibbs to have been in the army of the revolution the term of six weeks - said Gibbs and myself belonged to same company and Regiment. The company was under the command of Captain Nathaniel Baker.
James Sprague
State of Maine.
Concord
Personally appeared the above named James Sprague and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed before me
Peter L. Dyer - Just Peace

STATE OF MAINE.
OXFORD COUNTY, ss.
I, RUFUS KING GOODENOW, Clerk of the Judicial Courts in and for said County of Oxford, hereby certify, that Peter C. Virgin and Israel Washburn
whose genuine signatures are annexed to the foregoing Deposition of James Sprague & the accompanying certificate of Ransom Norton & Jesse Stone , are Justices of the Peace in and for said county of Oxford.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, this nineteenth day of September — in the year A. D. 1832 —
RK Goodenow
{ Clerk of Oxford County Courts.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Gibbs, Peter GRADE Private LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 5869 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Jan. 16, 1796 to Mear Munson
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.